CIVILSTRUCTURAL Design Standards1

These standards apply to the Structural afternoon module of the PE Civil exam.

Effective Beginning with the April 2017 Examinations

Revisions are shown in red.

ABBREVIATION DESIGN STANDARD TITLE

AASHTO AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 7th edition, American Association
of State Highway & Transportation Officials, Washington, DC.

IBC International Building Code, 2012 edition (without supplements), International

Code Council, Falls Church, VA.

ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, 2010, 3rd printing,
American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.

ACI 3182 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete, 2011, American Concrete
Institute, Farmington Hills, MI.

AISC Steel Construction Manual, 14th edition, American Institute of Steel

Construction, Inc., Chicago, IL.

NDS3 National Design Specification for Wood Construction ASD/LRFD, 2012 edition,
and National Design Specification Supplement, Design Values for Wood
Construction, 2012 edition, American Forest & Paper Association, Washington, DC.

OSHA CFR 29
Part 1910 Occupational Safety and Health Standards
Subpart A, General, 1910.11910.9, with Appendix A to 1910.7
Subpart D, Walking-Working Surfaces, 1910.211910.30
Subpart F, Powered Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle-Mounted Work Platforms,
1910.661910.68, with Appendix AAppendix D to 1910.66
Part 1926 Safety and Health Standards for Construction
Subpart E, Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment, 1926.951926.107.
Subpart M, Fall Protection, 1926.5001926.503, Appendix AAppendix E.
Subpart Q, Concrete and Masonry Construction, 1926.7001926.706, with
Appendix A.
Subpart R, Steel Erection, 1926.7501926.761, with Appendix AAppendix H.

PCI PCI Design Handbook: Precast and Prestressed Concrete, 7th edition, 2010,
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Chicago, IL.
TMS 402/6024
(ACI 530/530.1) Building Code Requirements and Specifications for Masonry Structures (and
related commentaries), 2011; The Masonry Society, Boulder, CO; American
Concrete Institute, Detroit, MI; and Structural Engineering Institute of the
American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.

Notes
1. Solutions to exam questions that reference a standard of practice are scored based on this list. Solutions based
on other editions or standards will not receive credit. All questions are in USCS units.
2. Appendix C does not apply to the Civil Structural examination.
3. Examinees will use only the (Allowable Stress Design) ASD method for wood design.
4. Examinees will use only the ASD method, except strength design Section 3.3.5 may be used for walls with out-
of-plane loads.